Week in Photos: High School Sports Moments (May 13-19)
Note to Peter Diana of the Post-Gazette: certain writers here at Sports Town thought this photo was awesome.
(Photo: Upper St. Clair's Mike Wilcox scores the hard way against Seneca Valley in a Class AAAA quarterfinal game Wednesday. Wilcox's effort, however, wasn't enough as Seneca Valley defeated the Panthers, 5-2. Peter Diana/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Trenton Coles has recovered from a knee injury in football season and last week tied for the fastest 100 time at the WPIAL Class AA southern qualifier. Matt Freed /Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Fort Cherry's Kyle Witzberger, right, beats the tag of Bishop Canevin catcher Jake Schnelbach in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game Tuesday. Fort Cherry defeated Canevin, 6-3. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Belle Vernon's Haley Bashada pitches against Elizabeth Forward on May 1. Bashada is one of the top players in the WPIAL and has started for the Leopards for four years. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Hopewell's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is a star in three sports: track and field, volleyball and basketball. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Sewickley Academy's Colin Kaye eyes a shot last Friday against Hampton's Brad Cisek during the WPIAL Class AA team tennis championship match at North Allegheny High School. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Jonathan Skolada, a 6-foot-2 senior setter, sets up a Latrobe teammate for a shot. Latrobe holds the No. 5 seed in the WPIAL playoffs and defeated Peters Township, 3-1, in a first-round playoff match. Ken Wunderley/Tri-State Sports & News Service.)
(Photo: Mt. Lebanon's Peter Hazlett eyes a shot during the first singles match last Friday against Shady Side Academy's Vivek Nimgaonkar in the WPIAL Class AAA team tennis championships at North Allegheny. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: North Allegheny pitcher Sami Beining delivers Thursday against Hempfield. Peter Diana/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Matt Freed/Post-Gazette Norwin's Nick Cubarney is half of the Knights' pitching combination that went 14-0 this season. Norwin's Nick Cubarney is half of the Knights' pitching combination that went 14-0 this season. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Upper St. Clair's Mike Wilcox scores the hard way against Seneca Valley in a Class AAAA quarterfinal game Wednesday. Wilcox's effort, however, wasn't enough as Seneca Valley defeated the Panthers, 5-2. Peter Diana/Post-Gazette.)
In fact, all of the high school sports photos that ran in the Post-Gazette for the week of May 13-19 were awesome. This post contains a sample - scroll down and check them out.
(Photo: Trenton Coles has recovered from a knee injury in football season and last week tied for the fastest 100 time at the WPIAL Class AA southern qualifier. Matt Freed /Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Fort Cherry's Kyle Witzberger, right, beats the tag of Bishop Canevin catcher Jake Schnelbach in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game Tuesday. Fort Cherry defeated Canevin, 6-3. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Belle Vernon's Haley Bashada pitches against Elizabeth Forward on May 1. Bashada is one of the top players in the WPIAL and has started for the Leopards for four years. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Hopewell's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is a star in three sports: track and field, volleyball and basketball. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Sewickley Academy's Colin Kaye eyes a shot last Friday against Hampton's Brad Cisek during the WPIAL Class AA team tennis championship match at North Allegheny High School. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Jonathan Skolada, a 6-foot-2 senior setter, sets up a Latrobe teammate for a shot. Latrobe holds the No. 5 seed in the WPIAL playoffs and defeated Peters Township, 3-1, in a first-round playoff match. Ken Wunderley/Tri-State Sports & News Service.)
(Photo: Mt. Lebanon's Peter Hazlett eyes a shot during the first singles match last Friday against Shady Side Academy's Vivek Nimgaonkar in the WPIAL Class AAA team tennis championships at North Allegheny. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: North Allegheny pitcher Sami Beining delivers Thursday against Hempfield. Peter Diana/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Matt Freed/Post-Gazette Norwin's Nick Cubarney is half of the Knights' pitching combination that went 14-0 this season. Norwin's Nick Cubarney is half of the Knights' pitching combination that went 14-0 this season. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
